Where does “បុកល្ហុង” come from?
បុកល្ហុង (Khmer) comes from Khmer ល្ហុង, from Proto-Mon-Khmer lhuŋ — papaya.
បុកល្ហុង (Khmer): som tam, green papaya salad
Definitions
- som tam, green papaya salad
Ancestry of “បុកល្ហុង”, step by step
បុកល្ហុង traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Khmer ល្ហុង
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Khmer | ល្ហុង | papaya; castor oil plant; kind of hollyhock |
| 2 | Proto-Mon-Khmer | lhuŋ | papaya |
via Khmer បុក
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Khmer | បុក | to pound, to hit, to crush; to collide, to bump into |